I’ve just released a Special Report on the subject of Why ‘Green’ and Other Niche Causes are Great Career Builders . If you’re an avid reader of this website you’ll know that I’ve discussed the opportunities that supporting niche causes, and being seen to do so, is a powerful means of raising your profile and […]
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Last week I began discussing the subject of Personality , and why it is important to IT leaders. Your personality is your personal brand and it’s how people, particularly your followers, will expect you to behave. Your behaviors are the root of your leadership style, and consistent behavior is what makes that style predictable by
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Social Networking has become the main game in town for upwardly mobile professionals. It’s standard to find most of your colleagues on LinkedIn, Facebook or Myspace and involve yourself in a social community – groups and activities you share an interest in. Let’s face it, they save you so much time and energy in tracking
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You wouldn’t talk to someone who isn’t paying attention. Nor would you make a movie if you didn’t know who would watch it. So why do projects often deliver to a Business who isn’t ready to receive?Business Readiness is a loose term which can mean the Business’s ability to take on what a project delivers.
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A couple of weeks back I shared with you 35 free tools for IT, developers and business, and asked readers what free tools you like and want to share. Since then I’ve been testing out the entries and I’ve made my choice. The winning reader entry is: Maria, who writes for her blog ‘Never the
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Unless you’ve been living on the moon for 20 years, the subject of outsourcing shouldn’t be new to you. It isn’t a new phenomenon but it has grown, as a business practice, to meteroric proportions over the last 10 years. The Indian economy owes much to the practice. And China has been a location of
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I bet you can’t guess who this is straight away:Age 23: lost a jobAge 23: was defeated in bid for state legislatureAge 24: failed in a business ventureAge 25: was elected to legislature
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A popular comic strip once showed a soldier diligently watering a lawn in the rain. When a puzzled passer-by questions the need for a hose during a rain the solder answers he is simply following orders that the lawn must to be watered everyday. And then adds that soldiers are forbidden from disagreeing or questioning
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I can announce that my first eBook The Essence of IT Leadership (Volume 1) is now ready for you to download! To download this eBook, hit the new eBooks page under Essential Reading (or just click here ). You’ll need Adobe Reader to read this eBook (you can download Adobe Reader here if you need
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I was lucky enough to go to the Forrester Research IT Forum this summer which I thoroughly enjoyed as it crystallized a lot of my thinking and shone a torch on some important issues. My immediate reaction was to look at the Industrialization of IT , and it’s impact on the workers within the industry.I’ve
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If you’re responsible for developing new leaders, or if you’re an emerging leader yourself, then don’t forget that what we learn and experience in our ‘everyday’ lives act as strong reminders that we’re all Leaders.Leadership isn’t something we tend to switch on and off. It isn’t something we do exclusively in the workplace either. For
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The Best jobs aren’t advertised in the newspaper or on the web. Much like real estate, the best of the bunch are snapped up before they ever hit advertisements. If you scour job ad sites or the back pages of a paper, then you’re really looking at the jobs the top people don’t want. You’re
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Some of the worst-hit organizations in an economic downturn are Charities. According to analysis performed by consulting group nfpSynergy, there is a direct correlation between economic output of a country (known as Gross Domestic Product, or GDP) and charity income. So until the end of this month November I am going to help Cancer Research
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Most organizations use Microsoft Project as a project management tool. Microsoft have enjoyed many years of domination of the corporate project management tool market. Competitors like Clarity have challenged Microsoft, but MS Project remains dominant. And with recent enhancements its users can web-enable it on their intranet. Then add on Microsoft SharePoint and you have
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I was in a deep-thought moment and struck upon this analogy!Managing Techies is like driving a car because…You have to steer it, but you shouldn’t try to turn the wheels yourself – techies need direction and guidance, but really don’t want you to do their job for them, so don’t attempt it. A common mistake
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Are you in need of a confidence boost, or a reassessment of your career path? The Global Financial Crisis is creating turmoil in many industries (e.g. retail, financial services, manufacturing, construction) so we all need to keep our finger on the pulse of employment, the job market and career opportunities.There are a number of positive
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The video below is a demo… of something… can you guess what it is? Take a look and see how long it takes you! How long did it take you to guess what the demo was for then? 10 seconds? 30 seconds? 1 minute? Is this the future, today?
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You might be interested in looking at this FREE White Paper from Oracle on this subject. Their blurb says: Strengthening internal controls for regulations, enforcing industry best practices, and guarding against insider threats are just a few of the challenges facing organizations in today’s global economy. While problems such as the insider threat are certainly
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Dear Friend I am increasing the Commentator of the Month bonus for October to $20. Why? Well Chris Mahan has taken the prize for the last two months and quite frankly, I want someone else to win it. This is also in Chris’s interest, as by helping me this way you’ll be reducing the impact
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The Open Source movement continues strongly, and with it comes a greater number of more powerful free tools and applications. After a long week of scouring the web for the best free programs, I’ve compiles a list below where you will find a great selection of tools and applications for those in the IT/Development and
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I was researching a subject when I found something on YouTube. Just take a look at this load of crap (below). I’ve not seen such self-important, head-in-the-clouds nonsense since watching Oprah. I just don’t buy this ‘Enterprise Architecture Solves World Hunger’ angle at all. I’m wearing one of De Bono’s Black Hats for this. Maybe
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